South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-03

national reputation. died in Washing
ton Sunday morning. Major p, ore
Was born in 1920. near Newburvport
Mass. and after learning The p. iuic, :
trade removed 10 A,hens, Ga, when
81 years of age, and aseumed the cdi :
torsliip OF paper in that town. The
follo~icg year NJ. Hillxard. " no was
minister to Germ ny, chose him for
his secretary, and he went abroad for
6ve years. On his rsturn he b, camc
Washington correspondent Of tho
Boston Atlas. Tie enlisted In tho
Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY
Company Of Boston when tie wHr
broke out. and he Was comm lesionc.i
major. and assigned to the duty OF
drilling recruits in Washington. In
1862 he was appointed clerk Of the
Senate COMMITTEES on prin' ing, and has
held the office ever since. and has slao
acted as correspondent for number
OF nesspaper.. Tie was Mason OF
the SD degree.
An accident &C cured on the Penn.
sylsania Railroad near Ktltanniug
Point, Pa. by winch several person
were killed and a number ipjored.
I. A. RayburnJ a notorious pen
SION swindler, was crested at Lime
Ridge, Columbia county. Pa.
A cyclone visited Calcet,a, India.
Four ships are reported missing and
one foundered.
The LEGAL elections in Virginia
SHOW but few p ,litical changes. She
nan doah county. which usually goes
Republican. elected the Democratic
county ticket with ore exception.
The Rockingham Bank. Harrison
burg, Va. will go into liquidation. 1t
is perfectly solvent.
The American Baptis. Missionary
Union held j 8 third annual
meeting at Minneapolis. Minnesota.
The treasurer rei,orted receipts, from
all sources, OF $40o,463.
Count Magrie and wife the latter
better known as Mrs. General Tom
Thumb, arrived in New York Friday
from Bremen.
Fire in New Orleans DESTROYED
thirty-two small houses. Loss $25,-
coo,
There is not much likelihood that
the South and North Presby teriau
churches will be united very soon,
judging from the action OF their Gen.
eral asse Lblies. which are in session
At St. Louis, Mo-, and Philadelphia,
Pa, r spectively.
Buffalo Bill and a number of his
Indians were given reception by the
Savage Club, in London.
Scventy-five miners were killed by
an explosion in collierv in Scotland.
Many Of the corpses taken out of the
mino were uurecogn!zsbls, limbs hav,
ing been blown off AID the bodies be-
ing horribly charred.
John L. Su.livan's arm will not be
in fighting trim for year He broke
his left wrist few months ago.
Twenty three new lawyers wero
admit cd to the bar in Baltimore Sat-
urday. blost of then, had jast grad
uated.
Baltimore and Ohio mail facilities
are not improved by the new seized
ule.
Baltimore and Ohio dea! talk il
revived.
Efforts b We again been made to
induce the President o call session
OF Congress in October.
The civil. service commission want
ornament central examining board.
The annual examination at the Ma
val Academy commenced Monday.
Ii "a reafiirmed that Gov. HiI', of
New York, will not be a candidate
for the presidential nomination IN
Opposition to President Cleveland.
The Hon. Samuel LoriDg, of Mas
sachuseit', committed suicide at
Fort, csg Monroe, Va.
According to the signal service bu.
reau, Saturday was the hottest dav
experienced in San Francisco for IL
years. The mercury shortly sfter u
o'clock noon mounted up 10 90 0 10
degrees. the highest previt US rccori
being % 2.l0, in June, 1888.
The following is the Frcr oh cabi
net as re- formed by NJ. ROuvftr !:
NJ. Rouvier. president Of the council.
minister Of fna &c and minister Of
posts ani telegtaphs NJ. Flourens,
minister OF foreign affairs; NJ. Fslile
res, minister Of tho interior end &c
public worship; M. Bousquet, min
lister OF justice NJ. SpulIer. minister
OF public instruction NJ. Ueredia>
minister Of commerce; VI. Barbs.
minister OF agriculture. The war
and marine portfolios have not yet
been allotted,
The culture Of cotton has boon be-
gun in the southern part of Russia.
The residence OF DIR. D. Croft, In
Hoboken, N. J {, was entered by bur.
glars Saturday night. They forced
open safe and carried off its con-
tents, consisting OF 500 in money,
81 200 in Adams Express bonds aud
about $4,000 worth Of silverware.
The city of Mexico " g shaken up
by an earthquake sunday morning,
FUR not much damage was done.